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Is the new AFF an evil plot?
00:30
Well, no: A long-needed change
“Legacy FactFinder” (launched 1999-2000) Built for Census geeks Grew over time; breadth, quality of data
varies by topic FactFinder 2 (launched January 2011)
More carefully designed But poorly launched – and frustrating for
longtime users
1:16
Demo of legacy FactFinder
1:44
Legacy FactFinder is like a box of chocolates …
4:18
FactFinder 2 is already better
Topics People
Counts, age & sex, income, etc. Housing
Counts, occupancy, mortgage & rent Datasets
Geography States, counties, places Address search
4:28
In some respects it’s way better
User can choose among many results.
Search is interactive and nearly instant.
And the maps are far better than anything delivered by Legacy FactFinder.
5:20
Demo of FactFinder 2
5:45
But (you knew there would be a but …)
Why is it so hard to get data for all the places in a single county?
Why can’t I get a profile for my city on QuickStart?
Why is the transition taking so long? Why can’t I export a map as a
shapefile or KML?
23:00
For the truly geeky: Data Ferrett!
23:57
Nearly two dozen databases
Decennial Census American Community Survey Current Population Survey Consumer Expenditure Survey National Health & Nutrition
Examination Survey Survey of Income and Program
Participation … and many more
24:30
And it comes in many flavors!
Aggregate Microdata Time series Longitudinal
25:09
Demo of Data Ferrett
25:53